Compositional differences in gastrointestinal microbiota in prostate cancer patients treated with androgen axis-targeted therapies.
Karen S SfanosMark C MarkowskiLauren B PeifferSarah E ErnstJames R WhiteKenneth J PientaEmmanuel S AntonarakisAshley E RossPublished in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2018)
There are measurable differences in the GI microbiota of men receiving oral ATT. We speculate that oral hormonal therapies for prostate cancer may alter the GI microbiota, influence clinical responses to ATT, and/or potentially modulate the antitumor effects of future therapies including immunotherapy. Given our findings, larger, longitudinal studies are warranted.